Geoffrey Tuttle

Sir Geoffrey Tuttle
Air Commodore Tuttle, Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters Greece (second from left), discusses the security situation at Kalamaki/Hassani airfield with armed RAF officers, late 1944 - early 1945.
Born	2 October 1906
Died	11 January 1989
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1925–1959
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	No. 105 Squadron Photographic Reconnaissance Unit No. 324 Wing AHQ Greece No. 19 Group
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey William Tuttle KBE CB DFC (2 October 1906 – 11 January 1989) was a former senior Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.

Tuttle joined the Royal Air Force in 1925. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 105 Squadron in 1937. He served in World War II as Commander of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit and then as Officer Commanding No. 324 Wing before being appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force and then Air Officer Commanding AHQ Greece. In Greece his initial force consisted of Nos 94, 108, and 221 Squadrons. After the War he became Director of Operational Requirements at the Air Ministry and then Air Officer for Administration at Headquarters RAF Coastal Command. He went on to be Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1951, Air Officer Commanding No. 19 Group in 1954 and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1956 before retiring in 1959.

In retirement he became General Manager at Vickers-Armstrongs (Aviation) Limited.